Yamaha need to sponsor this man with a brand new tenere 700 😅 Great video quality mate

I just bought one myself a year ago I’ve been fixing it little by little and it’s awesome!

The xj600 is great bike! The cheapest (and easiest) upgrade you can make that offers maximum returns in performance and increased mpg is to change your spark plugs to ‘iridium’ (if available for the model). These plugs are truly impressive and have a 100,000 mile service life. Remember, All motors run better with fresh plugs and fresh oil. And change your air filter and fuel filter while you’re at it! The bar shake you describe is either due to head-tube (steering-tube) bearings needing service (fresh grease and torque spec reseting), or wheel bearings needing service (see YT videos on ‘sealed wheel bearing hacks to prolong service life’), or your shocks needing maintenance/adjustment/alignment. Liking your content! You do a lot with a little and that is admirable! Keep up the good work!

its one of the best and purest 4 cyl for the real world.

Naked version is also somehow attractive to the passer by . My divvy was race tuned and got 0 to 60 in 4 seconds and topped out at 140 mph, the long wheel base kept everything where it should be . I sold it because i never found it’s limitations andI knew one day it would kill me . Headstock bearings clean up the handling and the death rattle from the oil pump is best ignored . A very exciting ,boringly reliable , comfortable , easily maintained, underrated little bike. The Astra van of the bike world.

Great Bike and great reviews. I watched all of them. Thank you for uploading these great videos.

Great advice. A brilliant all-rounder.

Nice one! I bought mine back in 1998, still have it to this day. It's a nice well rounded motorcycle, no thrills, no fuss, but it's very reliable! She does have a bandwidth between 6 and 8 rpm where it does gain some punch...

that's why this type of motorcycle was called UJM universal japan motorcycle. I agree that it is a very good bike that is cheap to buy and maintain. In today's world of adv and neo retro motorcycles that are not so practical, it's hard to find an equivalent to the xj 600. The xj engine has 8 valve head vs the 16 in the fzr and XJ was supposed to have a quiet beginner-friendly characteristics and be economical. You can be pleasantly surprised when unlocking the power, but it will not be a significant jump - you need to keep the engine at high revs to squeeze something out of it. As for the heavy firing, it must be the fault of the carburetor settings, maybe replacing the spark plugs would help, I also know that conversion to an electric fuel pump is popular. Suspension can always be improved by changing to a thicker oil. Later versions had a 41mm fork vs. 38 and dual front discs. A lot of information about xj/seca II can be found on the xjrider forum.

Die Einstellung ist absolut richtig. Lieber so nen einfaches Bike mit dem man alles machen kann und es überall nutzen kann, als nen Neues, wo man mega aufpassen muss, dass es nicht beschädigt oder zerstört wird.

Yay for the XJ600s. I have two of them. One to repair and one to build and I'm hoping to get some videos up for the build.

So I watched your first video on this bike on my trip out of state to look at one of these bikes. Your review was great and it helped me decide I'd buy it and fix it up no matter what. It's been my dream bike for years and it fits my size amazingly. It runs great after using memory cloth on the plugs and cleaning the carb.

I'm in my sixties and I have a 1998 diversion I am about to do a full ground up restoration I think this bike is fantastic value bike it's nice to see you have done a lot of miles.

I made my A-License on this bike and I always wondered where Yamaha hid those 60 horses in the "Diva" ;-). Since 4-Cylinder engines never got me, I bought a Honda VT 500 E after getting my license.... for the exact same reasons as you: Cheap bike, easy to handle and maintain and, for me especially important: No chain to grease and looking for the right tension. A V2-Engine with a really pleasant sound (in contrast to the four-cylinder ... but that is a very subjective preference of mine). I got "stuck" to this bike, though having some other bikes, too...for example a Honda VFR 750 which i liked very much for its sound but not for its weight . The VT 500 is, for quite exactly twenty years now, the love of my motorcycling life and the two of us had and have quite good times.... not as long and intense like you, I "only" had week-long rides through Austria and Italy.... but who knows...maybe some bigger trip is lying ahead in the future. I enjoyed your film very much, thank you for sharing this experience....and always have a good trip to you and your reliable girl.

I've had my xj600 for about 4 months and it's a pleasure to ride, it does have the xj clutch rattle which was rather alarming at first. I've done 3 counties on it Durham, Cumbria, and of course God's own county Northumberland and it didn't hiccup once. It's in the garage now for the winter, thought about putting some seafoam in the tank and let it run through into the carburettors. 👍👍🏍

My xj600 was my second motorcycle. Never gave me a problem, very reliable, and comfortable. I put 40,000km on mine before I upgaded to a Kawasaki ZR-7S.

Bought one of these, '96 model two days ago. The day they were supposed to deliver it from the dealership, I got a call that the carburetor is busted :D Hoping they'll fix it soon so I can start my little adventure.

Love this video. I was waiting for this revieuw. Super interesting 👌👍🤟. Big up for old red japanees granny's🙂🤣 Many thanks

Super reliable and beginner friendly. You really did all with the bike hahahaha. This is my first bike but i already said I will not sell it but keep it and if the money allows it someday just buy a second bike.

this was my first bike back in the day. I drove it around 20k km when it finally gave up.

i recently got one of thies really cheep 1993 51k miles (bartering level 100) it had a 13 year old front tire that i replaced ASAP no kickstand spring, Headlight and highbeam didnt work but all it was, the plug had fallern out was all and the heated aftermarket heated grips were installed poorly but i got them working :D just needs some paint i might have an issue where the reserve tap function dont work but ill just check my trip miles before i run low for now but they are so basic and maybe "meh" but well made if you look after them they should return the favour. i even thoght about taking it offroad weld up some scrap into a belly pan to protech engine/exhaust :D glad someone else has had that idea :D

Riding it in a desert on road tyres was hard core !

Bought the 1992 red naked version for €300 and it’s real fun what just €300 can buy. I haven’t had any issues with starting. Only the engine is pretty bad cold.

Did not get to see all your vids, but I like the idea of taking the old bike far from home. Alas, my xj600 is not running now 😞 but it is the beautiful italian dark green color with the bottom fairings. Maybe I can ask some money for pics and get it fixed

We have the same bike and I can leave it for literally months and it will start up with no difficulty afterwards. I don't run it on E10 though, only E5 these days and maybe that helps.

I don't know why but cheap bikes always have something to it. You can see that it went through some adventures and has stories to tell.

Hi! I have a 1998 xj600s (2 front disks and oil radiator), it has been sleeping for almost a month and yesterday it started on the first attempt without choke....

Very well done mate. This is a detailed review that everybody is searching for. How tall are you? p.s. Already subscribed.

. Sounds like you have spring or fork oil issues. And you need to clean the carbs. Specially if you use gas with ethanol in it. these are under rated Daily Driver bikes. Swap the front end, get a matching rear wheel and new rear shock, get an exhaust, clean and tune the carbs, Check out some of the cool 'scrambler' builds

Mine is unrestricted and with a bit bigger jets. It accelerates quite decently. It has low end torque and a very linear power delivery. But I have some good drag races against better bikes out of the lights :)

I had one of those, we call it the Seca 2 here in Canada, I restored it for no reason other than thats what I do. fun fact: I didnt know it had a 6 speed transmission until 1 year after ownership because I never went on the highways, I just commuted lol.

Hi, great review! I have came to the absolute same conclusions with my Diva 600. Now I only have to do a 10 000 km road trip (5000 planned for the summer). ^^ Regarding your bike, if you have consumption this high and also starting issues, then you carburetor is due for an inspection. My normal consumption is arround 4,5-5 l / 100 km. If I drive like Rossi, then gets up to arround 6 l, but this is really only full gas and brake driving (in the city). Unfortunately the overhauling kit by Keyster is very expensive (160 Euro in Germany). Fortunately you do not need all parts, just four seals (2 O-rings & 2 gaskets). Every other part can be ultrasonic cleaned, or even cleaned by hand (Vergaserreiniger). It is also wise to check your valve clearences. Furthermore progressive springs (Wirth, YSS, etc.) for the fork do miracles. Currently they (YSS) are in sale at Louis for about 80 Euro (ordered some yesturday). My bike got fired up 3 times for the past 6 years by its previous owner (3 x TÜV). I brought it home with a trailer, charged the battery, pulled the choke and after a couple attemts it already ran on 2 cylinders. Repeated this procedure a couple of times and it started running acceptable (regarding the circumstances). After a quick carburator overhaul and some new intake socets (20-30 Eruro), it ran better than most Divas i've seen. It starts without problems. Did you try starting with chocke pulled (first without gas, if it doesent work, very little gas)? I have bought a CO Tester, multiple sync tester and a ultrasonic bath. Those gadgets are indispensable, if you run one (or more) carburetor bikes. They can save you alot of money (maintenence, fuel) and time and when you do not need them anymore, in most cases you can sell them for more money, thany you bought them. If you come arround Nürnberg someday, write me, I can sinc your carbs for you and do the co adjustment (I work for beer). 🖖

Ich hab mir ne 1991er transalp für 1250€ gekauft. Geht auch nie kaputt und war damit schon ca 20.000km Norwegen, Schweden, Belgien,Polen, Frankeich, Spanien unterwegs. Aber die Yamaha scheint ähnlich solid zu sein

Kinda sounds like you may have some carb issues. The fuel consumption does sound high and the staring issue as well can point to the carbs being out of tune.

For some reason I got similar feeling on blackbird xx forums. All friendly talkative no nonsense people 🤔

hi do you have the service manual for that bike?

I put electric fuel pump on mine no more starting problems no matter how long it is parked up

Well done. In terms of issues: Ever seen Japanese Shiro-Bai riding skills? With Dunlop K275F tires I would take Diversions from near standstill into foot-peg scraping curves that seem to defy physics. What I am getting at is that Your bike needs a tune up... Make sure your wheel alignment is ok. Your rear wheel needs to align correctly with the front. Don't just trust the notches on the swing-arm. Measure. Rear shock is almost certainly shot. Best to replace/rebuild. Replace oil in the front forks. Its probably old potato gravy by now. Check steering bearings. Bearings that have not been tightened in a while tend to notch/dent in center position. Check wheel and Swing-arm bearings. Set suspension pre-loads to your weight. Frame flexing/wobble (resonance) happens at certain speed/load (mass spring system). But what I saw on your video was bad suspension system (rear shock) and the weight of the rear load/bags which also under-loaded the front. Regarding starting issues: You really need a tune up of valves and carbs. Don't tank euro gasoline. Contains ethanol which attracts water, gums (polymerizes) and attacks certain materials. Diversions only showed starting problems at around -8 Celsius.

Hallo Miles,darf ich fragen,woher du so fließend Englisch und Französisch sprichst👍?Hatte mir vor ein paar Jahren auch eine XJ 600 mit 100000km für sageundschreibe 170€ gekauft.Super Qualität,kein Gammel am Rahmen oder Motorgehäuse,erstklassiger Chrom.Motor hatte volle Kompression,Ventiltrieb sah neuwertig aus,kein Ölverbrauch.Das schlechte Startverhalten hängt ,glaube ich,mit dem zu schnell verdunstendem Sprit in den sehr kleinen Schwimmerkammern zusammen.Es gab da mal eine geänderte Belüftung von Yamaha zum Nachrüsten wenn ich mich recht erinnere.Oder halt eine elektrische Benzinpumpe nachrüsten damit immer genug frischer Sprit zum Starten vorhanden ist.Dein Marokko Video wurde mir vermutlich von youtube vorgeschlagen weil die No.1 Motovlog KZfaqrin ITCHY BOOTS kürzlich ebenfalls das Land bereiste.Sollte man mal reinschauen,die weiß wie es läuft! Viel Glück mit deinem Kanal,bin gespannt wie es weiter geht!

Hi there,since i will aquire my full driving licence(i will be 34 in a couple of months im old enough haha)i wonder is this bikerino is for me.I am 198 cm tall and i know i am tall for a majority of bikes but i believe since it is upright position i would be good for my back.Other option is a 600 fazer from yamaha also and an R1-2000 no abs not traction control and no bs 🤣🤣

My 2012 Honda cbf 600s only do 20k'to a lit as wel

Nice mot

Another thing, if your bike starts to shake, remember a lot of people bought these to start on and have been dropped in their past, possibly a new pair of front forks could fix your wobble

So your Diversion is A2 restricted to 35 kW? No wonder it feels a bit slow. I also see you "racing" it with 4000 to 5000 RPM, To get any power at all you have to go up in the 7000 to 9000 RPM range. Once unrestricted and a bit higher in the revs it is a really pleasant bike to ride. Remember that Power = Torque X Revs. Peak power is only available near maximum revs.

Здравствуйте. Подскажите пожалуйста какой расход топлива?

Brudi, kauf dir eine R1100GS, habe die auch. Ist viel Motorrad für wenig Geld.

60hp is the 4br version off this bike. But when Youors is restricted to A2 then it's Just 50. When is 60.. Then I have bad News for You.... That is the max HP that this engine can produce. I have a 4br whit open exhaust, maybe You can do that too If it is realy the 61hp 4br.

For what it's worth. Here goes my 2 cents. Fix the bike! Usually cleaning and properly regulate the carburetors. It's enough so you'll never have to use starter fluid again. The absolutely erroneous concept, that a certain vehicle only works with starter fluid is, honestly, pure BS. I'm old enough to be contemporary of the Yamaha XJ600 Diversion vs the arch rival Honda CB500. I went for the CB500 58hp 2 cylinder liquid cooled. Similar performance lower consumption. 4 years and 95.000km later. Confirmed I had done the right choice. The XJ is also an excellent bike within reason. The pointers you indicated all of them can and should be addressed. Namely that shimmy on the steering, uncomfortable and potentially extremely dangerous. Be aware, those are not features. Those are in fact problems. Curiously tend to be easy to fix. ;-) Be well, Cheers

Nice review - but please drop the music in the future, when you are just standing and talking....its annoying and distracts from what you are saying.

You use starter spray because your pilot jet is dirty.